THAT's the problem! I said it was a "backhanded tribute". I guess if I
want to appropriate I've gotta be more insulting. The more mutilated, the
better. (Meanwhile a parody font, tentatively called Morontype, is under
way.)

It's amazing how vicious some of the "Font Police" are, even more so than
typical copyright lawyers. The font world actually has copyright
vigilantes, who aren't actually lawyers but impersonate them, or act as
unpaid informants and lookouts. A few of these people actually advocate
violence.